Mesothelioma and Asbestos in Iowa

Since Iowa is primarily an agricultural state, asbestos illness and death is not as common as in more industrialized states. However, of the 460 asbestos deaths recorded between 1979 and 1999, fully 80% were attributable to mesothelioma.

Sources of Asbestos Exposure

Asbestos is commonly used for fire-retardant insulation. It is found in any facilities that have steam generators and is used for fire doors. Not surprisingly, most cases of asbestos disease in the state filed by a mesothelioma lawyer are among workers employed at power generation plants. These are located in and around the state's major cities, and include:

Alliant Power Stack

Duane Arnold Alliant Energy

Iowa Light & Power

Iowa Power and Light

Sioux City Coal and Gas

Storm Lake Power Plant

Tipton Power Plant.

“Blue” crocidolite asbestos is a form of this mineral that is particularly resistant to corrosive and caustic chemicals – and is heavily implicated in mesothelioma. Iowa is home to two major chemical manufacturers, Irwin Chemical Company and USI.

Asbestos On The Farm

Asbestos is not usually a danger in agricultural industries. However, the buildings in which farm machinery is stored and serviced frequently contain asbestos materials. In addition, asbestos-containing material are used in gaskets and brake material

Although asbestos exposure can result from the process of plowing and digging, Iowa is geologically inactive and has no natural asbestos deposits.

Mesothelioma Statistics in Iowa

The largest number of asbestos-related deaths in the 20-year period prior to the 2000 census were recorded in the Des Moines metro area. The lowest exposure rates were found in the rural counties such as Sioux, Washington, Calhoun, Crawford, Grundy, Monroe and Winneshiek. Residents in all these counties should seek medical attention at mesothelioma clinics if they believe they have been exposed to asbestos.

Asbestos Exposure in Iowa Cities

The following list identifies cities in the state of Iowa where asbestos jobsites are known to have been located. If you worked at any of these companies and/or jobsites in Iowa, there is a possibility that you may have been exposed to harmful asbestos which is known to cause mesothelioma. Click on any link to view a complete list of jobsites in that city.

Asbestos Exposure at Iowa Jobsites

If someone you know has ever worked at one of the Jobsites listed below, they may have been exposed to high levels of asbestos. Asbestos exposure at any one of these Jobsites could put them at risk for developing one of the following asbestos related diseases: malignant mesothelioma (a terminal cancer), asbestos related lung cancer, or asbestosis.

Ames

Ames Municipal Utilties

Ames-Farmer Canning Company

Animal Diseases Laboratory

Department of Me

General Services Administration

Iowa State College

Iowa State Hwy Commission

Iowa State University

McFarland Clinic

Power Plant

University of Iowa

Bettendorf

Allied Construction Service

Bettendorf Community School

Bettendorf High School

Donohoo Steel Treating Company

Grandwood School

J W Davis Company

J.I. Case Company

Riverside Generating Plant

S W Manufacturing Company

Sivyer Steel Casting Company

Boone

A T & T Company

Hawkeye Laundry Company

Iowa Electric Light & Power

Northwestern Construction Company

Quinn Wire & Iron Company

Burlington

Burlington High School

Burlington Northern Railroad

Burlington Ordnance Works

Consolidated Packing

Des Moines Company Drainage

Interstate Power and Light Company

Iowa Ordnance Plant

Iowa Southern Power Station

Iowa Southern Utilities Company

Murray Iron Works

Paul Hoshek

Peoples Gas and Electric Company

Silas Mason Company

Silas Mason Company

Cedar Falls

Cedar Falls Municipal Utilities

Cedar Falls Paper Manufacturing Company

Cedar Falls Utilities

John Neff Cedar Falls Paper Company

Municipal Electric Utilities

Municipal Light & Power Company

University of Northern Iowa

Clinton

American Wire Cloth Manufacturing Company

Archer Daniels Midland Company

Beaver Channel Powerhouse

Board of Education

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad

Burpee Seed Company

Central Steel Tube Company

Chemplex Corporation

Chicago & Northwestern

Clinton Chemical Plant

Clinton Corn Processing Company

Clinton General Hospital

Clinton Industries, Inc.

Clinton Products Company

Clinton Steam Laundry Company

Clinton Sugar Refining Company

Curtis Brothers and Company

E I Dupont De Nemours Company

Fluor Corporation

Hawkeye Chemical Plant

Interstate Power and Light Company

Interstate Power Company

Interstate Powerhouse

Iowa and Illinois Railway Company

Ml Kapp Station

Oakes Thomas Company

Shick General Hospital

Swift & Company

Union Pacific Railroad

USI Chemical Co.

Council Bluffs

Council Bluffs Powerhouse

Griffin Pipe

Iowa Electric Light & Power Company

Midamerican Energy Company

Midwest Power

Power Plant

Union Pacific Railroad Company

Davenport

Alcoa Company

Art Brown Motors

Art Gallery & Museum

Bixby, W.H. Inc

Blackhawk Foundry

Board of Education

Brammer Manufacturing

Davenport Bank Building

Davenport Central High School

Davenport Community School

Davenport Gas and Electric Company

Davenport Glucose Manufacturing Company

Davenport Iowa Wastesater Treatment Plant

Davenport Water Company

Dewey Portland Cement Company

Economy Roofing & Ins. Company

Fairmont Cemetary

First Federal Savings & Loan Building

First National Building

Frank Foundries Corp

Frank L Smart Jr Hi Sch

French Hecht, Inc.

Galesburg Sr. High School

Gate City Steel

Glucose Sugar Refinning Company

Grandview Baptist Church

Grant School

Hooker Chemical Corp

Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Company

Johnson School

Kahl Building

Kohrs Cold Storage Company

Linde Air Products Company

Martin-Marietta Cement Company

Mccarthy Improvement

Mcguiness C H & Company

Mckinley School

Mercy Hospital

Monsanto

Nichols Wire & Aluminum Company

Northwest Bell Telephone Building

Oscar Mayer & Company

Peoples Light Company

Putnam Building

Red Jacket M F G Company

Salvation Army Home

Smart Junior High School

St. Ambrose College

Sudlow Jr. High School

Taylor School

United Light and Railways. Company

Whitehead Machinery Company

Ymca

Dubuque

A.Y. McDonald Manufacturing. Company

Alliant Power Company

Allied Chemical

American Herbicide Plant

Board of Education

Brunswick Balke Collender Company

Caradco Corp

Carr Ryder and Adams Company

Carr, Adams and Collier Company

Central Catholic High School

Corn Belt Packing Company

Dubuque Steam Supply Company

Dubuque Stove Products

Farley and Loetscher Manufacturing Company

Finley Hospital

Fisher Artificial Ice and Cold Storage Company

Interstate Pipe & Supply Company

Interstate Power Company

J. Deere Tractor

Jeld Wen Inc

John Deere

John Deere Dubuque Tractor

John Deere Dubuque Works

John Deere Power Plant

Jones As Terminal Sts

Maizwood Products Company

Mc Donald Manufacturing Company

Powerhouse

Sinclair Refining Company

Sisters of St. Francis

Thermolyne Corporation

Union Electric Company

Virginia Carolina Chemical Company

Washington Junior High School

Xavier Hospital

Eddyville

Cargill, Inc.

Cargill-Eddyville Corn Milling

Eddyville Powerhouse

Iowa Southern Utilities Company

Fort Madison

Armour Dial Inc

Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad System

Brown Paper Company

C P Braun & Company

California Chemical

Cepex Midwest Plant

Chevron Chemical Company

Climax Holybuenum Company

Consolidated Packing Company

Crandon Mill

Dial Corp

Dupont Chemical

Fort Madison Chair Company

Hinde and Dauch Paper Company

Iowa Farming Tool Company

Phillips Chemical

Prairie Pipe Line Company

Sinclair Petrochemicals

Us Army Ardination Plant

W.A. Sheaffer Pen Company

Independence

Board of Control State Institutions

Executive Council of Iowa

Iowa State Hospital

Mental Health Institute

Iowa City

Crandic Railroad Whse.

Iowa City Light and Power Company

Iowa Illinois Gas and Electric Company

Iowa State University

Medical Research Hospital

Mercy Hospital

Proctoer and Gamble Company

Proctor & Gamble Company

State University of Iowa

United Light and Railway Company

University of Iowa

University Power Plant

Veterans Administration Hospital

Keokuk

General Mills Inc

Hubinger Company

Huiskamp Brothers Company

J.C. Hubinger and Bra

Keokuk Railway and Power Company

L.C. Harberger

Midwest Carbide Corp

Mississippi River Power Company

Rubber Industries Div of Dryden Rubber Company

Sheller Manufacturing Company

The Hubinger Company

Marshalltown

Brittain and Company

Fisher Controls Company

Fisher Governor Company

Governor Road Plant

Ies Utilities Inc

Iowa Electric Light & Power Company

Iowa Soldiers Home

Iowa Veterans Home

Kiowa Corp

Lippert Bros.

Marshall Canning Company

Marshall Sugar Refining Company

Roberts and Oake, Inc.

Southerland Station

Swift Company

Mason City

Allied Mills Inc

American Crystal Sugar

Armour & Company

Brice Gas and Electric Company

Decker Jacob E and Sons

International Minerals Corporation

Interstate Power Company

J.E. Decker & Sons

Jacob E. Decker & Sons

Kramer Produce

Lehigh Portland Cement Company

Marshall Swift & Company

Mason City Brick & Tile

Mason City Clear Lake Railway Company

Mechanical Department

North States Port Cement

Northern Natural Gas Company

Northern Sugar Corp

Northwestern Portland Cement

Northwestern States Portland Cement Company

Peoples Gas & Electric

Plumb Supply Company

Swift & Company

Muscatine

American Herbicide Plant

City of Muscatine Power

Grain Processing Plant

Huttig Manufacturing Company

Iowa Electric Company

Midamerican Energy Company

Monsanto Chemical Company

Monsanto Company

Muscatine Lighting Company

Muscatine Municipal Electric Plant

Muscatine Power & Water

Roach and Musser Company

Newton

Maytag Company

Ottumwa

Can-Tex Industries

Cargill

Iowa Power & Light

J. Morrell & Company

Jas. Stewart and Company

John Morrell & Company

Joseph Morrell and Company Ltd.

Ottumwa Box Car Loader Company

Ottumwa Brick & Tile Company

Ottumwa Elect and Stm Company

Ottumwa Electric Railway

Ottumwa Railway and Light Company

Ottumwa Tract and Light Company

Sister of Humility

Us Naval Reserve Aviation Base

Perry

Iowa Electric Light & Power Company

Oscar Mayer & Company

Osmundson Manufacturing Company

Perry Packing Company

Van Camp Packing Company

Wiese Corp

Riverdale

Aluminum Company of America

Davenport Works

Salix

George Neal Station

Iowa Public Service Station

Iron Public Service

Sergeant Bluff

Ag Processing Incorporated

Iowa Public Service Company

Sage Facilities

Terra Chemical International

Sioux City

A M Bennett Company

A Y Mcdonald Building

A. H. Bennett Company

Armour Plant

Cudahy Packing Company

Darling International

Fairmont Creamery Company

Fairmont Foods

Fort Neil Army Base

George Neal Power Station

Great Western Cereal Company

International Milling Company

Iowa Public Service Gas and Electric Company

Midamerican Energy Company

Midland Packing Company

Missouri River Plant

Mystic Milling Company

Neal Station

North American Manufacturing Company

Northern Indiana Gas & Electric

Port Neal Power Plant

Powerhouse

Sioux City Coal and Gas

Sioux City Gas & Electric

Sioux City Oat Meal Company

Sioux City Service Company

Sioux City Tractor Company

Stockyards Service and Supply Company

Swift & Company

Swift and Company

Swift Meat Packing Company

Terra Chemical Incorporated

Union Stock Yard Company

Wj Company Warehouse

Spencer

Corn Belt Power Cooperative

Municipal Power Plant

Power Service Corp City of Spencer

Spencer Veneer Products

Wabash Power

Spirit Lake

Berkley & Company

Iowa Electric Light & Power Company

Tipton

Tipton Power Plant

Waterloo

A. Y. Mcdonald Manufacturing. Company

Annis Supply Company

Borden Company

Cedar Valley Railway Construction Company

Chamberlain Manufacturing Company

Cole Rendering Company

Covenant Medical Center

Craemer Produce Company

Deere & Company

Hawkeye Steel Products

Iowa Public Service Company

J. A. Neymeyer Company

John Deere Tractor

Kromer Produce Company

Marquart Concrete Block Company

Oakley Ray

Rath Packing Company

Saint Francis Hospital

St. Francis Hospital

Waterloo and Cedar Rapids Transit Company

Waterloo Cedar Falls Northern Railway Company

Waterloo Gas and Electric Company

West Waterloo High School

Waverly

Carnation Company

Crystal Heating & Plumbing

Marshall Canning Company

Wolf Creek

Wolf Creek Generating Station

Mesothelioma Cancer Centers in Iowa

For your convenience, we have compiled a list of mesothelioma cancer centers that are located in Iowa. Please click on a cancer center link to obtain more information about the clinical programs offered, professional designations, areas of expertise and how to contact the center.

Mesothelioma Doctors in Iowa

For your convenience, we have compiled a list of mesothelioma doctors that are located in Iowa. Please click on a doctor link to obtain more information about his/her background, areas of expertise, professional affiliations, and office locations.

Filing an Asbestos Claim in Iowa

Don’t lose your rights! If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with mesothelioma and were exposed to asbestos in Iowa, you may be entitled to compensation. You may have limited time to file a claim. If you have been diagnosed with mesothelioma and have a pathology report in hand to support that diagnosis, you are eligible for financial assistance.

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